Austria vs Japan: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate

Austria
4.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Japan
4.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Austria rank
94th
Japan rank
96th

Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate over time

  • Austria
  • Japan
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Japan ahead.

Austria ranks 94th and Japan ranks 96th of 111 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 43.2 deaths per 100,000 people 104.72 deaths per 100,000 people 61.52 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
1960s 26.04 deaths per 100,000 people 51.42 deaths per 100,000 people 25.38 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
1970s 9.85 deaths per 100,000 people 18.2 deaths per 100,000 people 8.35 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
1980s 4.93 deaths per 100,000 people 8.61 deaths per 100,000 people 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
1990s 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people 8.37 deaths per 100,000 people 4.6 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2000s 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people 7.95 deaths per 100,000 people 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2010s 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people 6.17 deaths per 100,000 people 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people Japan
2020s 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people 4.52 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2432 deaths per 100,000 people Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infectious and parasitic diseases death rate, Austria or Japan?
Austria, at 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in infectious and parasitic diseases death rate between Austria and Japan?
0.15 deaths per 100,000 people, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Japan?
68 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
How do Austria and Japan rank globally for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
Austria ranks 94th and Japan ranks 96th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.